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Catapult Our mission is to improve the performance of athletes and teams, which we do by engineering the premier technology platform for sport. We've been at the forefront of sports technology and science since 2006 - we don't just work in the sporting industry, we are actively changing its future. Our solutions are designed to help athletes and coaches play smart in a world where 1% can literally mean the difference between winning and losing. We work with over 4,400 teams around the world, empowering coaches, managers and trainers in premier teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, EPL, AFL, NRL, NCAA and more. We provide the information they need to optimise athletes health, game-day readiness, and performance, as well as in-game tactics. Our solutions include wearable technology, video analytics, and athlete monitoring solutions, and we are passionate about helping sports organizations at all levels to better scout, recruit, teach, and win. WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY We are looking for a talented
Embedded Applications Engineer
with a drive to build quality products. This is a unique role that bridges traditional embedded systems with modern containerized edge computing. Based in Boston, you will be a key player in the Research & Development team that designs the hardware that Catapult is famous for. At first, you will work predominantly with the newly acquired Perch team on their Camera System, with opportunities to expand beyond just that product line. You will be working with the most cutting-edge technology on a real-time, edge computer vision system, including AI acceleration and 3D object tracking. Reporting to a Senior Director of Engineering, the primary responsibility of the Embedded Applications Engineer is to develop software solutions for the elite sports industry. You will be responsible for the development cycle and ensuring that our products have a high level of quality. We believe that our customers deserve to have the leading wearable technology, and we are on a mission to make the most invisible wearables and enhance their performance through consistently adding new measurements that have never been possible before. Our engineers drive this ethos by making sure all of this technology comes together in a way our customers love to use. WHAT YOULL DO Build and maintain user-space applications on embedded Linux (ARM) for camera devices. Integrate 3D Cameras, AI accelerators, and embedded peripherals (I2C/SMBus, SPI/UART, GPIO/PWM). Profile and optimize CPU, memory, I/O performance, and power usage on embedded platforms. Configure Linux services (systemd), udev rules, and basic kernel modules / device-tree settings. Containerize services (Docker) with direct hardware device access, and host integration. Develop and ship OTA updates to thousands of devices running in field Contribute to the IoT / observability platform Support bring-up, lab debugging, and manufacturing test/provisioning. Support NPI with manufacturing: provisioning scripts, golden images Work in multidisciplinary teams and interface with other engineers in our team and across various domains. Influence the hardware design of future products. Document your work in a shared knowledge base platform. Work with test engineers to resolve issues. WHAT YOULL NEED Formal qualifications in electronics or software engineering. At least 5 years of software development experience. Knowledge of Linux, particularly on embedded systems Demonstrated experience programming with Python and C/C++. Experience developing and profiling high-performance (latency / throughput) software Ability to reason about and debug complex and distributed systems across hardware, OS, and containerized applications. Experience with Git code management is highly desired. Experience with the following domains is highly desired: Video processing systems, OpenCV Hardware troubleshooting: confident with DMM/oscilloscope/logic analyzer Other Requirements: Very strong attention to detail. Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing. Ability to prioritise and a can-do attitude. Occasionally providing technical support to customers WHY CATAPULT? We have amazing people. We can promise you will work with some of the most ambitious and intelligent people in an exciting industry, and you will do some of the best work of your life. We encourage our people to have constructive, open and honest communication in order to make Catapult extraordinary; innovate and create smart solutions; establish a collaborative, yet challenging, environment to develop our performance and the performance of our customers. Our workforce spans more than 20 countries, you'll have the opportunity to work across multiple nationalities and cultures, and build your global awareness and capability We value improvement and development. We are challenging ourselves to continuously grow and become a high-performance company. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do, and our people are always looking for ways to do things better. There is unlimited opportunity to grow, do more, and do better. Whether youre interested in sports or not, youll have the satisfaction of knowing your work is supporting some of the most successful teams and athletes on the planet! While we have access to many exciting opportunities, we also realise that we are here to do a very important job for our customers. As a result, we aim to work with purpose and intention. Research shows that while men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized groups tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job ad, please still get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We are building the future of sports performance. Our priority is to find the brightest talent that can add to our team culture, those who actively contribute and who are excited about what they do. All offers of employment are subject to Catapult's positive prehire check. To find out more, please contact the Talent Partner for this role. Seniority level
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Embedded Applications Engineer
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Embedded Applications Engineer
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Catapult Our mission is to improve the performance of athletes and teams, which we do by engineering the premier technology platform for sport. We've been at the forefront of sports technology and science since 2006 - we don't just work in the sporting industry, we are actively changing its future. Our solutions are designed to help athletes and coaches play smart in a world where 1% can literally mean the difference between winning and losing. We work with over 4,400 teams around the world, empowering coaches, managers and trainers in premier teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, EPL, AFL, NRL, NCAA and more. We provide the information they need to optimise athletes health, game-day readiness, and performance, as well as in-game tactics. Our solutions include wearable technology, video analytics, and athlete monitoring solutions, and we are passionate about helping sports organizations at all levels to better scout, recruit, teach, and win. WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY We are looking for a talented
Embedded Applications Engineer
with a drive to build quality products. This is a unique role that bridges traditional embedded systems with modern containerized edge computing. Based in Boston, you will be a key player in the Research & Development team that designs the hardware that Catapult is famous for. At first, you will work predominantly with the newly acquired Perch team on their Camera System, with opportunities to expand beyond just that product line. You will be working with the most cutting-edge technology on a real-time, edge computer vision system, including AI acceleration and 3D object tracking. Reporting to a Senior Director of Engineering, the primary responsibility of the Embedded Applications Engineer is to develop software solutions for the elite sports industry. You will be responsible for the development cycle and ensuring that our products have a high level of quality. We believe that our customers deserve to have the leading wearable technology, and we are on a mission to make the most invisible wearables and enhance their performance through consistently adding new measurements that have never been possible before. Our engineers drive this ethos by making sure all of this technology comes together in a way our customers love to use. WHAT YOULL DO Build and maintain user-space applications on embedded Linux (ARM) for camera devices. Integrate 3D Cameras, AI accelerators, and embedded peripherals (I2C/SMBus, SPI/UART, GPIO/PWM). Profile and optimize CPU, memory, I/O performance, and power usage on embedded platforms. Configure Linux services (systemd), udev rules, and basic kernel modules / device-tree settings. Containerize services (Docker) with direct hardware device access, and host integration. Develop and ship OTA updates to thousands of devices running in field Contribute to the IoT / observability platform Support bring-up, lab debugging, and manufacturing test/provisioning. Support NPI with manufacturing: provisioning scripts, golden images Work in multidisciplinary teams and interface with other engineers in our team and across various domains. Influence the hardware design of future products. Document your work in a shared knowledge base platform. Work with test engineers to resolve issues. WHAT YOULL NEED Formal qualifications in electronics or software engineering. At least 5 years of software development experience. Knowledge of Linux, particularly on embedded systems Demonstrated experience programming with Python and C/C++. Experience developing and profiling high-performance (latency / throughput) software Ability to reason about and debug complex and distributed systems across hardware, OS, and containerized applications. Experience with Git code management is highly desired. Experience with the following domains is highly desired: Video processing systems, OpenCV Hardware troubleshooting: confident with DMM/oscilloscope/logic analyzer Other Requirements: Very strong attention to detail. Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing. Ability to prioritise and a can-do attitude. Occasionally providing technical support to customers WHY CATAPULT? We have amazing people. We can promise you will work with some of the most ambitious and intelligent people in an exciting industry, and you will do some of the best work of your life. We encourage our people to have constructive, open and honest communication in order to make Catapult extraordinary; innovate and create smart solutions; establish a collaborative, yet challenging, environment to develop our performance and the performance of our customers. Our workforce spans more than 20 countries, you'll have the opportunity to work across multiple nationalities and cultures, and build your global awareness and capability We value improvement and development. We are challenging ourselves to continuously grow and become a high-performance company. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do, and our people are always looking for ways to do things better. There is unlimited opportunity to grow, do more, and do better. Whether youre interested in sports or not, youll have the satisfaction of knowing your work is supporting some of the most successful teams and athletes on the planet! While we have access to many exciting opportunities, we also realise that we are here to do a very important job for our customers. As a result, we aim to work with purpose and intention. Research shows that while men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized groups tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job ad, please still get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We are building the future of sports performance. Our priority is to find the brightest talent that can add to our team culture, those who actively contribute and who are excited about what they do. All offers of employment are subject to Catapult's positive prehire check. To find out more, please contact the Talent Partner for this role. Seniority level
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Field Applications Engineer [Remote - America East]
Boston, MA $125,000.00-$178,000.00 1 month ago Waltham, MA $90,000.00-$110,000.00 1 month ago Boston, MA $80,000.00-$120,000.00 2 weeks ago Cambridge, MA $62,000.00-$134,000.00 1 week ago Greater Boston $110,000.00-$185,000.00 4 weeks ago Cambridge, MA $120,000.00-$180,000.00 3 weeks ago Were unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr